9th century
H. 5 x Diam. 15.2 cm (1 15/16 x 6 in.)
Burnished black earthenware
8th-9th centuryChineseTang/Five Dynasties white ware, possibly Xing ware: porcelain with clear glaze, the barbed rim knife-cut. Possibly from the Xing kilns, Hebei province.
9th-10th centuryChineseStoneware with dark brown glaze
9th-10th centuryChineseHuangpu black-glazed ware: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze decoratively applied over a thick coat of white slip that covers the interior and that portion of the exterior under the lip. From the Huangpu kiln, Tongchuan, Yaozhou county, Shaanxi province.
9th-10th centuryChineseLushan ware: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze embellished with variegated light blue splashes. Probably from the Duandian kiln, Lushan county, Henan province.
8th-9th centuryChineseTransparent emerald-green glass with red lead pigment on the surface
8th-12th centuryChinese'Jiaotai' ware: laminated brown and white stoneware clays under a clear glaze, the rim with underglaze white slip
8th-9th centuryChineseYue ware: stoneware with celadon glaze
9th-10th centuryChineseBurnished black stoneware
8th-9th centuryChineseLiao sancai ("three-color") ware: off-white earthenware with applique molded decorative elements and lead-fluxed emerald-green glaze over a white-slip ground
9th-11th centuryChineseTurned bronze
7th-9th centuryChineseRed earthenware with stamped decoration
7th-9th centuryChinese